Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 1 May 91 17:52:56 GMT From: Dave Levenson Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: The Two Line Solution Message-ID: Organization: Westmark, Inc., Warren, NJ, USA Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 326, Message 7 of 9 Lines: 26 In article , leryo@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Leryo Malbito) writes: > Upon calling a COCOT, I got a telco tri-tone message stating something > to the effect of: "There are no incoming calls permitted to this > telephone ..." Da-Daa-Daa... > (I think this is the same type of message that Bell Atlantic provides > when you have been chosen as a CALL BLOCK(tm?)ed number ... eg, you > bother someone, then they block all future calls from your number.) Actually, NJ Bell (part of Bell Atlantic) provides a recording which is not preceded by the SIT tone, and says: "The number you are calling is not accepting calls at this time" if the called party has blocked calls from the calling party. Dave Levenson Internet: dave@westmark.com Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857 [Moderator's Note: The recording from IBT is exactly the same here. PAT]